Germany: legal designs on the regional level
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Baden-Württemberg, Germany, regional Veto-plebiscite [AVP] - Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Veto-plebiscite [AVP]
- Location:
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Baden-Württemberg, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksantrag - Local name:
- Volksantrag
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 0.5% of electorate
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Baden-Württemberg, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial phase: 10000; Conclusion: 1/6th of electorate
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Baden-Württemberg, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbegehren [Auflösung des Landtages] - Local name:
- Volksbegehren [Auflösung des Landtages]
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial: 10000; Conclusion: 1/6th of electorate
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Baden-Württemberg, Germany, regional Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksentscheid (Verfassungsänderung) - Local name:
- Volksentscheid (Verfassungsänderung)
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Bavaria, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Bavaria, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 25000; Conclusion: 1/10th of electorate
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Bavaria, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid [Verfassungsänderung] - Local name:
- Volksentscheid [Verfassungsänderung]
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Bavaria, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Bavaria, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbegehren [Auflösung des Landtages] - Local name:
- Volksbegehren [Auflösung des Landtages]
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Bavaria, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial: 25000; Conclusion: 1 000 000
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Bavaria, Germany, regional Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Bavaria, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Berlin, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Berlin, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial:Law:20000/const. amendment: 50000; Conclusion:Law: 7%/const. amendment: 20%
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Berlin, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbegehren [Auflösung des Parlaments] - Local name:
- Volksbegehren [Auflösung des Parlaments]
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Berlin, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial: 50000; Conclusion: 1/5th of electorate
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Berlin, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid [Verfassungsänderung Art. 62 und 63] - Local name:
- Volksentscheid [Verfassungsänderung Art. 62 und 63]
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Berlin, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Berlin, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Berlin, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 20000
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Berlin, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid [Zusammenschluss der Länder Berlin-Brandenburg] - Local name:
- Volksentscheid [Zusammenschluss der Länder Berlin-Brandenburg]
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Berlin, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Brandenburg, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Brandenburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- bill: 80 000; dissolution of Parliament: 200 000
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Brandenburg, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Brandenburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Issues/Laws: 20 000; Dissolve Parliament: 150 000; Const. Assembly: 10%
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Brandenburg, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid [ Berlin-Brandenburg-Vertrag] - Local name:
- Volksentscheid (Berlin-Brandenburg-Vertrag]
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Brandenburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Brandenburg, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid (Neue Verfassung) - Local name:
- Volksentscheid (Neue Verfassung)
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Brandenburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Bremen, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbegehren (Auflösung der Bürgerschaft) - Local name:
- Volksbegehren (Auflösung der Bürgerschaft)
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Bremen, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial: 5000; Conclusion: 1/5th of electorate
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Bremen, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Bürgerantrag - Local name:
- Bürgerantrag
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Bremen, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 5000
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Bremen, Germany, regional Authorities' minority plebiscite [MTP] - Volksentscheid über Gesetz zu Artikel 42 IV. - Local name:
- Volksentscheid über Gesetz zu Artikel 42 IV.
- Democratic instrument:
- Authorities' minority plebiscite [MTP]
- Location:
- Bremen, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Bremen, Germany, regional Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR]
- Location:
- Bremen, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 1/20 of the electorate
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Bremen, Germany, regional Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksentscheid - Local name:
- Volksentscheid
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Bremen, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Bremen, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid über Gesetz zu Artikel 42 IV. - Local name:
- Volksentscheid über Gesetz zu Artikel 42 IV.
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Bremen, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Bremen, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Bremen, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 5000; Conclusion: 1/20 of the electorate; Constitution: 1/10 of the electorate
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Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Länderneugliederung - Local name:
- Länderneugliederung
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Neugliederung der Länder Baden, Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern - Local name:
- Neugliederung der Länder Baden, Württemberg-Baden, Württemberg-Hohenzollern
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Länderneugliederungsinitiative - Local name:
- Länderneugliederungsinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Ten percent
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Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Länderneugliederung Berlin und Brandenburg - Local name:
- Länderneugliederung Berlin und Brandenburg
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Hamburg, Germany, regional Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR] - Referendumsbegehren - Local name:
- Referendumsbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR]
- Location:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 2.5% of electorate
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Hamburg, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Gegenvorlage zum Bürgerschaftsreferendum - Local name:
- Gegenvorlage zum Bürgerschaftsreferendum
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Min.: concluded agenda initiative (10000) - Final for later counterproposal: 1/20 of electorate
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Hamburg, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 10 000
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Hamburg, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 1/20 of the eligible voters
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Hamburg, Germany, regional Plebiscite [ATP] - Bürgerschaftsreferendum - Local name:
- Bürgerschaftsreferendum
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Hesse, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid (Verfassungsänderung) - Local name:
- Volksentscheid (Verfassungsänderung)
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Hesse, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Hesse, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Hesse, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Application:1/100 of eligible voters; Conclusion: 1/5th of the electorate
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Lower Saxony, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Lower Saxony, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 10 per cent of the electorate
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Lower Saxony, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Lower Saxony, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 70000
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 15 000
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 120 000 eligible voters
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North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, regional Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksentscheid - Local name:
- Volksentscheid
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 0.5% of electorate
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North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial: 3000; Conclusion: 8% of the electorate
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Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 20000 (not in case of a prior agenda initiative); Conducting: 300 000 voters
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Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, regional Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR]
- Location:
- Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 10000 (Not in case of paries/groups represented in Parliament); Conclusion: 150000
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Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 30000
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Saarland, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Saarland, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Initial: 5000; Conclusion: 7% of electorate
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Saarland, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Saarland, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 5000
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Saxony, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksantrag - Local name:
- Volksantrag
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Saxony, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 40 000 voters
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Saxony, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Saxony, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 450 000 or by at least 15 per cent of the electorate
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Saxony, Germany, regional Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksentscheid - Local name:
- Volksentscheid
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Saxony, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
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Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 8000 (not necessary in case of a prior agenda initiative); Conclusion: 11% of electorate
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Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 30000
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Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 80000
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Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksinitiative - Local name:
- Volksinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 20000
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Thuringia, Germany, regional Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative and authorities counter-proposal [PCI+]
- Location:
- Thuringia, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 5000; Citizens' Initiative: 8% (official registration); 10% (free collection)
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Thuringia, Germany, regional Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Bürgerantrag - Local name:
- Bürgerantrag
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Thuringia, Germany
- Political level:
- regional
- Number of signatures:
- 50 000